Dolichogenidea alexamasisae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault 2025, sp. nov.
Dolichogenidea alexamasisae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov. Figs 13 A – F, 152 B Type material. Holotype. Costa Rica • Female, CNC; Alajuela, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estacion Botarrama; 10.9599, -85.283; 160 m; 11.i.2013; Kemberly Villalobos leg.; Host: Rhectocraspeda Solis 05; Voucher code: DHJPAR 0051056; Host voucher code: 13-SRNP-67156. Paratypes. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela • 1 Female, 2 Males, CNC; CNCH 0621, CNC 1180057, DHJPAR 0051053. Diagnostic description. T 1 and T 2 smooth; apical 0.3 of T 1 strongly narrowing towards posterior margin, so that T 1 length is> 3.0 × its width at posterior margin; pterostigma uniformly colored, mostly brown to pale brown; pro- and mesocoxae yellow-white, metacoxa mostly yellow-white with brown spot on anterior 0.1; anterior 0.5 of metafemur yellow-white and posterior 0.5 brown; T 3 pale yellow, contrasting with rest of tergites which are brown or dark brown; body length: 2.70–2.73 mm; fore wing length: 2.65–2.88 mm. The color of pterostigma, metafemur and T 3, as well as the shape of T 1 distinguish this species among all with pale pro- and mesocoxae and smooth T 2. Distribution. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela. Biology. Solitary. Crambidae: Herpetogramma Janzen 04, Rhectocraspeda Solis 05. DNA barcoding data. BIN BOLD: AAF 5364 (10 sequences, 5 barcode compliant). Etymology. Named in honor of Ms. Alexa Masis in recognition of her robust participation in the family, country, and conservation life of the Boshart-Masis household for the directorate of Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG).
Institutions
- Parks Canada (CA)
- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart (DE)
- University of Illinois System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Philadelphia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15357453
- Primary Topic
- Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
- Type
- article
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